On one side, the NYSE announced it will use Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks, and $AVAX surged 6.8% in a single day, climbing above 8.56. On the other, the leading privacy coin $ZEC , which had been riding high just a few days ago, plunged 6.2%, falling back to around 1156.

Same market, two very different stories. Coins driven by news rise fast, but they can also pull back sharply—ZEC’s latest move is a textbook spike and drop, and anyone who bought at the top probably isn’t feeling great right now.

The Fear and Greed Index is at 28, still in fear territory, showing that people are still on edge. In this kind of market, strong coins backed by news and coins pumped purely by sentiment follow completely different paths. Volatility is extreme, so participate cautiously and don’t get carried away chasing highs.

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